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Episode 493: Comrades Champion | George Kusche

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Episode 493: Comrades Champion | George Kusche

Human Performance Outliers Podcast with Zach Bitter›
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The Comrades Marathon is one of the most competitive ultramarathons on the planet. The 99th running of the historic point to point course recently saw both the men's and women's course records go down. George Kusche was the men's and overall winner with a time of 5 hours 15 minutes 56 seconds over the 85.77 km net uphill course. 

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